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Gareth Anscombe

Gareth Anscombe

Cap No 1123

Profile Biog
DOB 10th May 1991
Birthplace North Shore
Position Fly Half/Full Back
Club/Region Gloucester
Height 1.83 m (6' 0“)
Weight 85.91 kg (13st 6lbs)
First club Ponsonby Rugby Club
School Rosmini College

Gareth Anscombe became only the seventh New Zealand-born player to play for Wales when he came on as a replacement in the first World Cup warm-up game against Ireland at the Millennium Stadium in 2015, following the footsteps of Hemi Taylor, Dale McIntosh, Shane Howarth, Brett Sinkinson, Matt Cardey and Sonny Parker.

He qualified for Wales through his Welsh-born mother, Tracy, who hails from Cardiff. His father, Mark, is the former Auckland, Ulster and Canada head coach.

He first grabbed the rugby headlines when he was the top points scorer with 84 at the 2011 Junior World Championships in Italy playing for New Zealand. That haul included 22 points, with 11 out of 12 conversions, in a 92-0 hammering of Wales in a pool match. He was named man of the match in the final in which New Zealand beat England, scoring 18 points with a perfect seven out of seven goal kicks.

He played at full-back for the Chiefs in their 2013 Super Rugby final victory over the Brumbies. He also played for the Blues in Auckland before signing for Cardiff Blues in 2014. He received his first Welsh call as part of a 34-man squad for the 2015 Six Nations, but didn’t get a game. He went on to make his international debut against Ireland on 8 August, 2015, at the Millennium Stadium.

His Wales bow came as a replacement at outside-half for James Hook, but his first two starts were at full-back against Australia and South Africa at the 2015 World Cup. His first international start in the No 10 jersey came against Japan in November, 2016. He was the starting outside-half in four of the five Grand Slam matches in 2019 and scored 43 points. That total included 20 of the 25 points in the crucial final game at home against Ireland.

He helped Cardiff Blues win the European Challenge Cup in 2018 by kicking a vital late penalty in a 31-30 win over Gloucester in Bilbao. In the summer of 2019 he switched regions and joined the Ospreys.

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First Team

Taine Plumtree

Taine Plumtree

Back row

Tommy Reffell

Tommy Reffell

Flanker

Sam Costelow

Sam Costelow

Fly half

Rio Dyer

Rio Dyer

Winger

Gareth Anscombe

Teddy Williams

Second Row

Mason Grady

Mason Grady

Centre

Kemsley Mathias

Kemsley Mathias

Loosehead prop

Keiron Assiratti

Keiron Assiratti

Tighthead prop

Henry Thomas

Henry Thomas

Tighthead prop

Max Llewellyn

Max Llewellyn

Centre

Jac Morgan

Jac Morgan

Back Row

Cameron Winnett

Cameron Winnett

Full back

Archie Griffin

Archie Griffin

Tighthead prop

Evan Lloyd

Evan Lloyd

Hooker

Ellis Bevan

Ellis Bevan

Scrum half

Josh Hathaway

Josh Hathaway

Winger

Eddie James

Eddie James

Centre

Blair Murray

Blair Murray

Winger

Freddie Thomas

Freddie Thomas

Second row

Nick Tompkins

Nick Tompkins

Centre

Adam Beard

Adam Beard

Lock

Ryan Elias

Ryan Elias

Hooker

Wyn Jones

Wyn Jones

Prop

Nicky Smith

Nicky Smith

Loosehead prop

Aaron Wainwright

Aaron Wainwright

Back Row

Owen Weatkin

Owen Watkin

Centre

Ken Owens

Ken Owens

Hooker

Justin Tipuric

Justin Tipuric

Back Row

Will Rowlands

Will Rowlands

Second Row

Gareth Anscombe

Gareth Anscombe

Fly Half/Full Back

Dewi lake

Dewi Lake

Hooker

Kieran Hardy

Kieran Hardy

Half back

James Botham

James Botham

Flanker

Rhodri Williams

Rhodri Williams

Scrum half

Tom Rogers

Tom Rogers

Winger

Ben Thomas

Ben Thomas

Centre

Gareth Anscombe

Gareth Thomas

Loosehead prop

Christ Tshiunza

Christ Tshiunza

Second/Back Row

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